Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-10
THE SUNDAY scHor
Notes on the Lesson f..
The Mamma u

Exodus. Time, B. c. 1891, soo, -''
events of last lesson (see V. b VI
northern part of the Wildernos '".
tween Elm and Sinai.
SPECIAL MENTION
wilderness Of Sin. The place ~
campment was near tho plain Of W. ~
reached by traversing Wady Tayo
teen miles from Elm. The rowa
encampment to Sinai, as well as ~
of the Wilderness of Sin. is d liz u!e ii
from this cncampment the I sputel
south by the narrow road aon. :
open only at the ebb of the ida ,Y'
into plain extending along the .b C,sE
sea for twenty-five miles, called ' a..
ern part El-Gaah, in Its northern Il y
from the lower end of which tld I'm
to Sinai through the Wadies Fej,aeg =
Shelk. El-Murkhah, according 10 r'' y
kurtz, Stanley, Palmer, and man sv 10
the Wilderness of Sin. But cI ~, W
other scholars, an inland routa "V wv
leading from the encampmeat on t Sai \
and passing through several VAIL,
bet or Ramleh, which is sandy MY,
between Elm and Sinai and So f cara
ing with the description of the VIII
SIM" prof. Harper.) '''7'
Kuu,,e. So named from tho os.,
of the Israeltes, Man-hu, what il sG va
it resembles the product of the tsn ,
i'll some respects, yet the points Of m
are very marked, and plainly di.+l
Identification of the two. Those Gs
Todd has classified as follows: ii, n.y.
mama crop of the entire peninsnl.
Is not more than seven hundred nS,,
nually; whereas the mama of tlio T.
fell IN sufficient quantities to snr+a
millions or moro of people
mama of to-day is not cnr,;I
but often fails for four or five 'ra.
secutively; but the mama of III. i,
fell regularly for forty years Tar.
3; Josh. V. 1912. (3) The mama y.
can be gathered for about two mopg,
whereas the mama of the Israeli.gs
year round. The Scriptural stg..
however, do not necessarily imply !,
mama always fell in the same imma,.
titles, or i'll any larger amounts IN,
necessary to make up for the Jof i'll
other kinds of food. (4) The mama II
IS found, in the peninsula Of Sinai, oI,
neighborhood Of the mountains Of
under or near the tamarisk-trees,
tne mama of the Israelites comm,
fail long after they had passed eltir
of this region, and even attssU
had crossed the Jordan, and enter,
land of Canaan Josh. 5. l0-l2). (lTb1
la of the Israehtes could be ground !
pounded in mortars, baked in cakes
OF seethed ". %; Mum. :S), showia,I
was largely farinaceous; whereas tn
Of to-day has no starch in it. but \
saccharine, and therefore can not be s1
to the same processes. (G) The mann,
Israelites could not be kept more than
". 2W, with the exception of that viii
gathered on the sixth day, which
be kept for two days Tvs. p, a
that which was preserved in The !
petually ". SO; Heb. 8: a.
stances evidently involving the
lous; but there is no difficulty in keepI
mamma OF to-day for years. Other tin
point to tho miraculous nature of HE
of the Israelites. The ordinary produc
ture cannot but have been well known
lsraelites; or, if not, they would have
Ii, and become acquainted with its d
gradually; but the first fall OF
created in them the greatest al
ment w. 49,; and the fall of manna
". ~ and ceased Josh. 5: ~ ah
And Canon Cook farther comma
follows: In the appearance of the
we have all the conditions and cli
istics OF divine interpretations: a. I'd
dltlon OF recognized necessity: for
tiers agree that under any conceivable
stances the preservation of the Is
would otherwise have been impossI
The condition of a harmony with
purpose, the preservation of peculiar
on which the whole scheme Of proyi
government and the salvation of mals
pended. (3) We have the usual chart
Tics OF harmony between the natural
events and the supernatural TRANSACTED
fed his people, not with the food WI
IonSed to other regions, but with such
pertalned to the district. The local cold
uumistakable.
CONNECTING LINK.
After leaving the Red Sea the Isl
Went out INTO the wilderness of SlNE
days journey, finding no water Con-
Aarai, whose waters We're bitter, the1
shown IL tree which, by casting il u
waters, made them sweet. llcac
came to Elm, where were twelve VI
water, and seventy palm trees, nal
suitable cncampment for them. As
they began to pass through the Wi-de1
SIN their food fell short, causing
murmur. 1t is often asked, How
I>raelites, with their vast herds, sd
the Wilderncss?" The answer 10 TIL.
First, their cattle, of which they ha
abundance, while they needed large
Tor grazing, furnished the people VI!
butter, and meat. From Deut ? it =
that the lsraelites purchased Prov:
some extent from the neishborns
Psalm IA: II seems to allude 70 4
OF fish, possibly from the Gulf OF
Where the people were encampel
time Num. 35: 335), and possibly t01
Years of their desert life The 'f9
OF the wilderness contributed tai;
the sustcnancc of the wanderers
training III Egypt they had learned A1
And yet with all thas
resources were not sufficient for tAtn
ties OF the multitude; and, therefor
cred writer states repeatedly and pau
the deficiency was supplied by
l hose by which the nation was "
from thirst and hunger We're proptaI
frequent, the few recorded in the 6!
having been mentioned as specI4
miracles which were constantly Oh
(stand. Eccl Comm.)
SEED TRUTHS AND GERM THotGa
/. Gods gracious remedy for hia'
" ~
2. How easily and bountifully God
ply the needs of his people Y. ~ 4,
.. All the blessings should be carer
reveren,ly received ". ~. i
!, Helpful providences to sabbs'H
ance ". 81.
5. God always has a Moses and y
whom he reveals his purposes " " j,
=. The power and influence OF e's-
Two stalwart spirits w. 6). an. .,
:. Mighty faith asserting ltse.t -
gross and prevailing unbelief " q
8: Complaints against Gods pe0p''~
plants against him ". s.. uon
. 1t is great deal easier to lliu IN,
to pray; bat it is great deal pe'"'
than to murmur. 8;
10. God gives unmistakable PROOFS
aellverance and protection ". %. AHA
II. Goods method with his P70E''
BILE sing, then proof" .si.l
II. God bears long with mans sa ~, y,
!nsratitude, but day Of settleh'SA' ;,
Subject of lesson for juno l., ~
Elk 20: Ill.